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Backrooms and Exit 8 make the perfect double feature for videogame-adjacent horror movies

One of my favorite genres of film isn't a real genre, though if it was it'd be called "survivalone." It's when one person winds up in a dangerous environment and pretty much spends the whole movie alone trying to escape it. In this genre there's very little talking or exposition, you only know as much as the main chara...

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11-Year-Old Pokémon Card Collector Isn’t A Fan: ‘I Just Flip Cards’

For some younger folks, Pokémon is known less as a multimedia franchise and more as a profit opportunity

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Bungie devs have resurrected an obscene amount of guns for Destiny 2's final update: 'My body physically hurts from the amount of items we were updating'

Its entry into retirement is approaching, but Destiny 2 is being sent out with a bang. After detailing the ways D2 activities are evolving in its end-of-new-content Monument of Triumph update, Bungie today has provided more specifics about the avalanche of new and returning weaponry it's spilling into its various loot...

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Epic Games CEO Throws Shade at Valve Over the Steam Deck Price Hike

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, is calling out Valve over recent price hikes for multiple models of the Steam Deck. Sweeney took indirect shots at Valve CEO Gabe Newell, suggesting that Newell was directly profiting from the Steam Deck's increased price.

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The Apothecary Diaries Creator Officially Confirms The Setting Isn't China

The Apothecary Diaries is a hit anime series that made its grand debut in 2023 with its first season. This anime was brought to life through the collaboration of TOHO animation studio and OLM Studio, but this story would have never existed without its blueprint — the light novel by Japanese creator Hyūga Natsu. Hyūga N...

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Outer Worlds Studio Apologizes To Players Who Bought The Sci-Fi RPG For A Free Upgrade They Can’t Actually Get

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition continues to live up to the name

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Open-World Games That Are Better Than You Remember

Dozens of amazing open-world games will be remembered until the end of time, but amidst all the greatness lies a small selection of titles that many people have written off for many years. When you first play a game, that initial perception is incredibly important, so if you come out the other side with a sour taste in...

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This New Game Combines SSX Tricky And Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Into The Ultimate PS2 Extreme Sports Game

Ooooh yeah, baby, Hyperyuki: Snowboard Syndicate rules

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A24 Has Just Released a 'Haunting' The Shining Replacement

A24's Backrooms has officially hit the silver screens, premiering amid overwhelmingly positive reviews. One of the most notable threads in early reactions is that some viewers are comparing the newly released film to Stanley Kubrick's horror classic The Shining.

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I Love Mina The Hollower’s Bad-Joke-Telling Jump-Scare Clown

Do keep laughing, lest you cry!

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The Pokémon TCG Lego Sets Are So Good I Want Them All

The block-building company asked fans for design ideas, and the final five are pretty stunning

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Steam Makes Popular 6-Player Co-Op Game Free Until June 1

Thanks to a popular Steam promotion, users are able to download and play a popular co-op action RPG completely free of charge, at least until a specific time on June 1. It supports co-op up to 6 players, meaning Steam users should definitely invite their friends to download the game in question, Path of Exile 2, and gi...

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